Beyonce Readies ‘African Dance’ Inspired New Era

Published: Saturday 16th Nov 2013 by David

Praised the unique way in which she incorporates World music into her own, Beyonce‘s solo career has seen her go above and beyond to embrace and showcase music oft overlooked by American culture.

From her moving rendition of ‘Vois Sur Ton Chemin’ at the 77th Academy Awards to serving the Spanish music market with español versions of ‘Irreplaceable‘, ‘If I Were A Boy’ and ‘Beautiful Liar‘, one would be hard pressed to downplay the Grammy winner’s genuine appreciation for foreign languages and art.

So, it should come as little surprise that her forthcoming era will see her go a step further than she’s ever gone before, by referencing African dance in multiple videos!

How we know?

Find out below…

Taking to Twitter today, B’s long time choreographer JaQuel Knight revealed:

A little of what the world can expect?




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  1. NT November 16, 2013

    That’s great , but i thought she had already been using African inspired choreo?

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  2. DOSSOME November 16, 2013

    The keyword being “INSPIRED”

  3. kiss my a** November 16, 2013

    She better not be trying to steal from Josephine baker.

  4. Arie November 16, 2013

    We will believe it when we see it.

  5. Dreamlover November 16, 2013

    This is nothing new. She’s been doing this since “Déjà Vu” (inspired by African dance via Josephine Baker). Also: see “Run the World (Girls)”, “End of Time”, “Baby Boy.” Heck most of her dances have been African inspired ultimately. Glad she’s nodding to her African heritage, but really, there’s nothing to see here, folks. Moving right along.

    • Dev November 16, 2013

      Baby Boy was suppose to be african inspired you say?

    • Micks November 16, 2013

      Death! Baby boy was not African inspired dumbass. It was Carribean inspired.

      • FAF November 16, 2013

        And where do you think Caribbean got their influences, dumbass? Have u heard of the s**** trade?

      • Dreamlover November 16, 2013

        Thank you FAF. These basics need to be checked. Caribbean dancing and music is almost directly influenced by African dances, beats, rhythms, etc. Duh.

      • Micks November 16, 2013

        @F** im from the Carribean and we are a CULTURE in ourselves. Carribean music and culture is different to aftican now you biggoted ass! And Baby Boy is carribean dancehall NOT African

      • Mishca November 16, 2013

        @faf @dreamlover tell that to the Carribeans they will give you a good ass whooping! Carribeans and Africans are not the same anymore. Its offensive to generalize.

  6. Lucia November 16, 2013

    Lol…ok…………………

  7. Rosie November 16, 2013

    How many times are you guys gonna make this post? It’s not happening. I’d rather just have another post about Gaga flopping instead.

    • Dark horse November 16, 2013

      Agreed i love GaGa dragging.

    • WE FOUND RIHANNA. November 16, 2013

      I AGREE WITH QUEEN ROSIE FOR ONCE!!!!

    • Touché November 16, 2013

      lmao! Rosie you always make my day.

    • Molly November 16, 2013

      On Thursday, it was announced that Lady Gaga’s critically maligned album ARTPOP was predicted to sell between 240,000 and 260,000 copies its first week. That’s a long way down from “Born This Way,” which sold 1.1 million copies in its first week. The numbers wouldn’t be bad for anybody else, but are a disaster for both Gaga and Interscope.

      Interscope Records put forth $25 million for ARTPOP’s promotion. That’s the most money any record company paid for promotion since Michael Jackson’s “Invincible” had a budget of 30 million. The $25 million budget for ARTPOP includes payments to radio stations to play the singles, payments to media outlets to hype Gaga up, travel expenses, and other gimmicks. We are told that Interscope will have to lay off at least 50 employees after Gaga’s disaster.

      It is interesting to note that last week, Interscope had an emergency meeting with Billboard about Lady Gaga. It is alleged that they wanted Billboard to count indirect streams of Lady Gaga performing at the YouTube Music Awards towards the chart position of her song “Dope.” The song, which was also pushed by thousands of free copies given away to those who pre-ordered the album, came in at number 8. This number is not representative of the song’s true popularity. It just means that anybody who watched the YouTube Music Festival contributed points to Lady Gaga’s chart position. It is completely misleading.

      We are told that in the next couple weeks, Lady Gaga will tone down her act. “She now realizes her bizarre act is overshadowing her music,” a record industry source tells us. Perhaps she should consider making decent music as well.

  8. put your EBT card away, and pull that STAn card out h**! November 16, 2013

    Inspired??? You mean STOLEN??

  9. put your EBT card away, and pull that STAn card out h**! November 16, 2013

    Or By INSPIRED do you mean Recycled??

  10. I am above u November 16, 2013

    Another white women( Other one Mily) stealing African dances sigh!

  11. That B**** November 16, 2013

    Samantha you need to refrain from using words such as ” inspired” on a bey post. Because it become self shade. Thanks

  12. mulaah November 16, 2013

    she better bring it this era. run the world was definatly Pantsula inspired. she loves african inspired moves yet she hadly tours africa. when will she ever tour in South Africa?

  13. put your EBT card away, and pull that STAn card out h**! November 16, 2013

    Or by Inspired do you mean Major FLOP?

  14. HoneychildPlease November 16, 2013

    Hunty this project will never see the light of day. I’m not trying to be mean, but come on child when will she get it together and just drop the damn single. Let the public be the judge of it, and tell people to stop hyping up this project! Let the G.P be the judge!

    • rih rox((U mad Bro?))(( stanning for H20’s previous rant)) November 16, 2013

      Ding, f****** Ding….you hit that nail pretty hard.

  15. Thatgayjuice November 16, 2013

    Yawn!!!

  16. DonG November 16, 2013

    Great! She know what she want – Shes the Queen!!!

  17. put your EBT card away, and pull that STAn card out h**! November 16, 2013

    This is a new age! Beyonce isn’t equip for this new social media age. She tried it with ” Grown Flop”, ” standing on the Flop”, and ” Bow Down for this Flop”. Everything got scrapped because she isn’t good at managing herself. she has a 5th grade education so what would make people think she could manage herself? I mean it’s like ” Are you smarter than a 5th grader?” than maybe you have a chance at managing beyonce career!

    • Please! November 16, 2013

      Lmaooooooooooooooooooooo! I’m dying over her!

  18. RihIsQueen November 16, 2013

    AFRICAN INSPIRED? How exactly?

    There are 60 Countries in Africa and African culture is so VAST so what elements is she going to be inspired by?

    The North, East, West or South?

    Nigerian/Senegalese dance? Zimbabwean/Zambian dance? Moroccan/Algerian dance or Ethiopian/Kenyan dance?

    Instead of just stereotyping African culture and music, why not actually research.

    F****** BYE.

  19. Teacher November 16, 2013

    Y’all need to quit lying! All this b**** is known for are her ghetto hoodrat anthems, Let’s bash the men type songs, STEALING,LYING, P**** POPPIN, and WEAVE SLINGING! ABSOLUTELY NO ONE thinks of her incorporating different cultures into her music! Sure she’s done a few songs in spanish and such but she’s not known for that. That’s y y’all were so excited w/ Grown Woman bcuz it had a different sound w/ the African chants etc…but it had the same tired ass generic lyrical content that she’s known for!

    • Mischa November 16, 2013

      Your favs most famus lyrics include Umbrella ella ellla, come here rude boy boy, and shine bright like a Diamond. So speaking on generic lyrics like you are… Your opinion becomes VOID

      • musiclover November 16, 2013

        acutally its “under my umberella ella ella eh eh eh (2X)
        under my umberella ella ella eh eh eh eh eh eh” and dont forget about “we found love in a hopless place (4X)”

      • Teacher November 16, 2013

        My point still stands b****! And if that thief ass b**** you stan for is supposed to be so high above Rih..y are her lyrics just as simple! B**** BYE!

      • Mishca November 16, 2013

        @teacher no your point is VOID because its pot calling kettle black

  20. ENOUGH ONIKA (KMART QUEEN) November 16, 2013

    *Leaves post as no single has been announced*

  21. BeyIsKing November 16, 2013

    Ugh next!!! Tired of all these articles telling us what to expect but not when to expect it.

    • Lucia November 16, 2013

      TROLL! CAUGHT! EXPOSED!

    • put your EBT card away, and pull that STAn card out h**! November 16, 2013

      LOL EXPOSED!!! Slipped up b****!!!

    • put your EBT card away, and pull that STAn card out h**! November 16, 2013

      BTW what animal is that in your AVI??? Looks like a deer in teh headlights

    • BeyIsKing November 16, 2013

      Grow up Sam’s site has a glitch and someone saw my email in the leave a reply section and decided it would be funny to use it. Already emailed Sam and he will be able to tell that those two comments were posted from two different places. So just take a seat. B**** that’s the Queen in my avi

  22. Mischa November 16, 2013

    Leave her alone man! Too many people spillin ‘supposed’ tea without anything coming from her actual mouth. Let her s*** just speak when it comes!

  23. mulaah November 16, 2013

    hahahaha..someone saying beyonce cant manage herself properly..how much did she make on forbes this year? didnt she earn more that rihanna without new album,without a tour? didnt she sign a $50mil contract?? nice try but you failed honey.isnt she on tour that is believed to gross $200mil? you just came here to discredit a star that is worth more that you and your entire family will ever make. and dont bring rihanna tour numbers because we know majority of that money is going to Blue Ivy college savings.

    • put your EBT card away, and pull that STAn card out h**! November 16, 2013

      B**** don’t be such a punk b****, just say my name h**! Beyonce is a s**** hun. She’s working to pay back the money she owes don’t be foolish! The majority of that money being made will never see her bank account. No matter how you try to play it off h** her father helped her get to that place so she can tour. Without matty hustling, and getting her those past ghetto hits her ass would have nothing to tour on. S*** Madonna isn’t even RELEVANT but can still sell out a tour, but not get a hit. I will give her that but let’s not act like her dumb ass put that tour together. She was just the s**** b**** saying YES MAM, I mean why wouldn’t she when she owes so many people!

      • musiclover November 16, 2013

        wheres your proof..what money does she owe people where in the media does it say she owe money. “her father helped her” was that suppose to be a drag that was her manager right ? i mean alot of artist have mangers…beyonce is barely relevant and still sell out shows from a flop album with no hits thats nearly 3 years old.beyonce is the one that puts the setlist together so basically she does put the tour together..so your comment is stupid

      • put your EBT card away, and pull that STAn card out h**! November 16, 2013

        ” Beyonce puts the set list together, so basically she does put the tour together” LMFAOOOOOOOOOOOO I see you left the dumbest statement for the end huh? So 4 is the only songs shes doing on her tour? WTF are you talking about! Just because you put a set list together don’t mean she put together the whole tour stupid! -> Throws a f****** Rock At you<- F****** hive member i tell you

      • musiclover November 16, 2013

        her entire set list is mostly songs from 4…and yes her and creative director puts the whole show together now stfu

  24. put your EBT card away, and pull that STAn card out h**! November 16, 2013

    Beyonce gets people to speak for her. Lets not pretend she don’t. That way if it flops she can say I NEVER SAID A WORD, Or she can pull a 50cent and say I DID THIS ALBUM FOR ME!

  25. Dark horse November 16, 2013

    Its like we get the same post over and over yet she still hasnt delivered a real single.

    • musiclover November 16, 2013

      for real !!

  26. Joey November 16, 2013

    She knows how to get the gurls talking without saying a DAMN word herself lol

  27. Rihanna # 1 Fan T November 16, 2013

    lmaooo whats wrong she need to stop with the b******* and release a damn song already or album stop setting everything back and if its African inspired it better not be a repeat or spoof of who run the world where she tried to make it African inspired

  28. Micks November 16, 2013

    JaQuel honey you probs dont even know what shes releasing for sure yourself

  29. Iconic cici November 16, 2013

    The girls are getting tired of these games beyonce by the time you do release something no one will give a f***. Dont you girls get frustrated with the lack of communication between You (the fans) & beyonce.

    • musiclover November 16, 2013

      dont u get tired of ciara flopping

      dont u get tired everytime ciara makes an album the sales always gets lower from the previous album

      dont u also get tired of always reading about an artist u hate

      • Molly November 16, 2013

        You should stop worrying about Ciara and worry about when your thieving fav will put out a decent single. thanks

      • musiclover November 16, 2013

        @molly who are ?? and btw beyonce is not my fave i like her but shes not my fave

  30. LOL November 16, 2013

    LOL DIDN’T THEY SAY THE SAME THING ABOUT THE 4LOP ERA? LOL

    • Micks November 16, 2013

      Gaga stans have no room to talk. Album of the millenium?

    • #Beyindependent November 16, 2013

      220-240k -CHARTFLOP

    • musiclover November 16, 2013

      whats funny is that beyonces flop album sold 310k first week and she had had ZERO hits….and ARTp0p is selling 250k

      • LOL November 16, 2013

        LOL DON’T ACT LIKE FLOPONCE ISN’T GOING TO DO THE SAME NUMBERS WHEN, I MEAN IF, HER ALBUM EVER COMES OUT LOL

      • Mezzo November 16, 2013

        Even if she does, Beyonces been around longer than 5 years.

  31. Micks November 16, 2013

    No ones frustrated but the haters darling^^^^

  32. put your EBT card away, and pull that STAn card out h**! November 16, 2013

    When beyonce drops her 5th album the F*** gaga the drag will be merciless! Book Mark this page i said it! Tea hotter than the pits of hell

    • put your EBT card away, and pull that STAn card out h**! November 16, 2013

      Correction: F*** gaga, beyonce drag<<<<<<<<<

  33. #Beyindependent November 16, 2013

    Bring on the slayage Queen im ready im sick of the basics like Britney & Katy i need a real b**** to slay my soul.

    • put your EBT card away, and pull that STAn card out h**! November 16, 2013

      B**** won’t slay nothing but top 30 R&B charts

      • #Beyindependent November 16, 2013

        B**** get TF outta my comment section with that b*******.

  34. Lovebird (Britney Jean – 03.12.13) November 16, 2013

    We all know what “inspired” means when Beyonce and her camp say it.

    I just hope some poor soul will be able to afford a lawyer.

    But then again that poor soul will have nothing to worry about because once again, I still do not see a release date. The hive are so gullible.

    • #Beyindependent November 16, 2013

      H** shut your b**** ass up, you always worried about beyonce. Worry about perfume flopping hardcore.

    • musiclover November 16, 2013

      perfume is flopping
      work b**** flopping

      katy perry only sold 270k first week

      • Lovebird (Britney Jean – 03.12.13) November 16, 2013

        What happened to those TWO songs Beyonce got radio tested LAST YEAR??

      • musiclover November 16, 2013

        those were singles ?? bow down

      • Molly November 16, 2013

        @Lovebird Lmao did she really? that’s pathetic.

      • Mwah November 16, 2013

        No honey what desperate is Ciara selling her album on groupon LOL

  35. #Beyindependent November 16, 2013

    Why do the haters care so much? Only people that need to be concerned are the Hive. F*** outta here.

  36. Mya November 16, 2013

    I love how these non fans rush to the post faster than the fans but claim no ones checking LOL!

    • #Beyindependent November 16, 2013

      Right the haters love bey as much as we do.

  37. put your EBT card away, and pull that STAn card out h**! November 16, 2013

    I can’t wait for Flopyonce to slay some top 20 dance chart! I live for her comeback!

  38. Brandys Starr November 16, 2013

    Just stop talking and just wait and see. It will be interesting, because shes rejected a lot of pop songs from big producers so I wonder what direction she will take.

  39. B****** are a mess November 16, 2013

    Sam you are doing beyonce more damage than good. Just STFU, and let her drop the music than will see!

  40. BrownSuga November 16, 2013

    She’s been doing the Africana theme for a good while and she does it well. Cubana and Africana dances make for great shows & that first dance scene is Run The World was FIRE!!!!

    End of time live had the Afro swag also and Grown Woman is that taking up a notch live Afro/Cubana stuff.

    She needs to have that RTW tempo but just a better song to kick off her new era and have a really slick video with dancing in it.

    I’d also like on the album a song with a message behind it like Heal The World type (Just one or 2 song of GREAT inspiration) as I feel thats the kind of song she has been missing

  41. Beywhoyawanna November 16, 2013

    I don’t care for no damn charts, sales, reputation, stans, fans, critics, who said what who said this, never really cared for Beyonce’s dancing or etc…But Beyonce f*** your reputation, f*** being a legend/icon whatever, just please give me some artisitc, lyrical vocal masterpiece with some sensual dancing on the side. I want to be jumping up and down like Solange’s Saint Heron record “Cash-In”. Give me something forceful and meaningful. Stop this competing and other irrelevant s***. Be better than that and when you hear your music later down the road, you, personally will feel proud. The accolades and stats are meaningless beyond a stan and label eyes. I want to be a fan and be relieved when I HEAR YOUR music. Learn to produce and study music. Reseacrh different things in life and equip them into your music to convey something bigger than a f****** Hot100 Billboard top hit. Honestly, no one truly gives damn besides a label company. I recall you saying she is sensitive about her “s***”, well exude that that passion and give me something spectacular that will be desirable. I want to feel that power when I put my headphones in from the bass, trumpets, saxophone, piano, guitar solo, tamborine, vocoder, drums and so forth. Please, don’t waste your true potential in that amazing voice of yours to succumb under pressure to put out a meaningless hit. Now is the time, you have a secured fanbase and you are a mother. It’s time to give me grown material, not watered down material. “4” was definitely going in the right direction, now just become better and stronger and stop being controlled by money. To reference what I said earlier, let your “s***” be the best S*** ever! Do you feel me!

    • Beywhoyawanna November 16, 2013

      Sorry for the grammar mistakes. Forgot to proofread.

      • Molly November 16, 2013

        Doesn’t matter no one read it anyways sis.

      • put your EBT card away, and pull that STAn card out h**! November 16, 2013

        @ MOLLY

        LOL

      • Beywhoyawanna November 16, 2013

        57K @Molly, 57 f****** K!!!

        Please shut the f*** up you demented being!

  42. musiclover November 16, 2013

    i dont like grown woman, standing on the sun or i been on those better be scrapped from the album im expecting vocal and lyrical masterpieces, powerful ballads great dancing music and feel good music and music with messages no more male bashing music…and beyhive this album is coming out next year stop getting your hopes up

    • Molly November 16, 2013

      Standing on the sun is a cute album filler 🙂

  43. A. November 16, 2013

    of course the era will be inspired by something else.

    Thats what her team does all the time, looking for other artists and then “be inspired” by them, lol

    I guess thats what they have to do when she doesnt have her own originality

    • Molly November 16, 2013

      Okaay if beyonce wasnt such an unoriginal thief id actually have some respect for her.

  44. Molly November 16, 2013

    Inspired = Stolen when were talkin bout beyonce.

  45. cake like lady gaga November 16, 2013

    This b*tch BEEEEEN stealing from Africans though, her more recent victims are the guys she stole from for Run The World. She didn’t even pay any royalties the poor guys who taught her azzz Pansula

    • Brandys Starr November 16, 2013

      They were in the video how did she steal from them lol

    • Mwah November 16, 2013

      Not flopga stans talking about stealing

    • musiclover November 16, 2013

      like lady gaga BEEN stealing from madonna…and beyonce didnt steal the run the world dance last time i checked they were also in the video so sit the f*** down and worry about artp0p

      • Molly November 16, 2013

        People beyonce has stolen from

        Amerie
        Ciara
        Josephine Baker
        Tina turner
        GaGa
        J.lo
        Shakira

        just to name a few GaGa isn’t a big of a thief as Beyonce.

      • Molly November 16, 2013

        as*

      • musiclover November 16, 2013

        @molly beyonce stolen from tina and josephine baker stop it i dont see anything else from the other people u listed

        lady gag stolen from
        madonna
        bjork
        dance with the dead
        david bowie
        and janet jackson good bye

      • Mezzo November 16, 2013

        Technically she did not steal from them because she cited both Tina and Josephine. But good read nonetheless.

  46. Mwah November 16, 2013

    S*** anyone would think this era is an episode of CSI. She delayed her album. So what! When it comes it comes. Many have done the same. And as for the content, save your opinions until it actually comes. Yall are faster on it than the Hive!

  47. *ℙᏫℙ ℝᏫᎩAℒᎿᎩ* November 16, 2013

    I’m Sorry But wasn’t The Same Thing Said before “4” Was Released ?

    🙄 x ∞

    • Beywhoyawanna November 16, 2013

      “4” did have African inspired aspects such as “Run The World”, unfortunately it didn’t pan out right.

  48. Yazmine November 16, 2013

    Wow I never knew she sang in spanish shes so talented and versatile!

  49. Touché November 16, 2013

    “Inspired”? ROFL!!!!

    • Kim Kardashian stan November 16, 2013

      We all know that means stolen Bahahahahahahahahaha.

      • Touché November 16, 2013

        I know right. She always says that right after she’s been caught stealing lol.

      • Kim Kardashian stan November 16, 2013

        She’s honestly becoming more pathetic and tired as her career goes on…

        *Plays One in a million from my good sis Slayliyah*

      • Mwah November 16, 2013

        Has Beyonce actually said anything herself though?

      • put your EBT card away, and pull that STAn card out h**! November 16, 2013

        @ MWAH TRAMP

        Nothing because she a p****! Lets reword this clown. WHAT HAS BEYONCE MOUTH PIECES SAID??

      • Mwah November 16, 2013

        Can you please translate that from ghetto to English please. What does reword mean?

  50. Kim Kardashian stan November 16, 2013

    This b**** always claims to be inspired how bout get yourself some damn originality.

    • Mwah November 16, 2013

      But what has beyonce said here?

      • put your EBT card away, and pull that STAn card out h**! November 16, 2013

        Nothing because she a p****! Lets reword this clown. WHAT HAS BEYONCE MOUTH PIECES SAID??

      • Mwah November 16, 2013

        Sorry english please

      • put your EBT card away, and pull that STAn card out h**! November 16, 2013

        Come better PLEASE

      • Mwah November 16, 2013

        What?

  51. cocobutta November 16, 2013

    At this point I’m just waiting for her tour to be over and see what’s comes after.

  52. Derrick November 16, 2013

    All you broke h***. Flop this, stolen that… Expand your vocabulary. Learn something about the industry. How about you learn about you flop self. In reality you will never reach the status of Beyonce, Rihanna, gaga, Britney, ciara, or Katy Perry.

    • put your EBT card away, and pull that STAn card out h**! November 16, 2013

      They cut off her food stamp supply huh, or did they deny you for sears credit card? You mad bro?

      • Derrick November 16, 2013

        I don’t need foodstamps but if I did there is no shame in collecting foodstamps. As for a sears credit card, negative, only fools get departmental credit cards because the interest rates are extremely higher than a visa, Mastercard, American express or discover.

      • Please! November 17, 2013

        Lmao, @Derrick, You just killed the b**** with sense!

  53. fatusankoh November 16, 2013

    you go bey we your fans can’t wait hate mongers why worry about bey album live her alone long live queen hatters have noting on you

  54. put your EBT card away, and pull that STAn card out h**! November 16, 2013

    Hold up people are still celebrating 4? That s*** was before baby gate, before the general public discovered how much a thief, and phony this b**** was. You see gaga results don’t you?? That s*** was dropped almost 3 years ago! Let’s she how her numbers are when she drops her 5 album. Lets see that number account in 2014 b****** things have changed the market has changed.

    • put your EBT card away, and pull that STAn card out h**! November 16, 2013

      Number count._____Correction

    • h2o November 16, 2013

      keep living in fear bb.

      • put your EBT card away, and pull that STAn card out h**! November 16, 2013

        Yeah in “FEAR” of her new single dropping and my f****** hears SUFFERING from utter garbage! K b****

  55. h2o November 16, 2013

    I feel like this album and video anthology will be my life .. As much as I want her to take her time to perfect her craft, I can’t f**kin’ wait!!!!!

    “Rock It Till Water Falls”, “Life Let Me Dig Some More”, “Free Fall”, “Vulnerable” and “Ghost Hunted” sound so promising song names!!!!

    In other news,

    “The Mrs. Carter Show” made $21 million from 10 shows in Oceania, it’s heading to $35-40 million from 18 shows!!!!

    I’m so proud of her getting her first $200 million+ tour!!!! Watch her outgross MDNA with her next!!

  56. Molly November 16, 2013

    The ultimate mess

    On Thursday, it was announced that Lady Gaga’s critically maligned album ARTPOP was predicted to sell between 240,000 and 260,000 copies its first week. That’s a long way down from “Born This Way,” which sold 1.1 million copies in its first week. The numbers wouldn’t be bad for anybody else, but are a disaster for both Gaga and Interscope.

    Interscope Records put forth $25 million for ARTPOP’s promotion. That’s the most money any record company paid for promotion since Michael Jackson’s “Invincible” had a budget of 30 million. The $25 million budget for ARTPOP includes payments to radio stations to play the singles, payments to media outlets to hype Gaga up, travel expenses, and other gimmicks. We are told that Interscope will have to lay off at least 50 employees after Gaga’s disaster.

    It is interesting to note that last week, Interscope had an emergency meeting with Billboard about Lady Gaga. It is alleged that they wanted Billboard to count indirect streams of Lady Gaga performing at the YouTube Music Awards towards the chart position of her song “Dope.” The song, which was also pushed by thousands of free copies given away to those who pre-ordered the album, came in at number 8. This number is not representative of the song’s true popularity. It just means that anybody who watched the YouTube Music Festival contributed points to Lady Gaga’s chart position. It is completely misleading.

    We are told that in the next couple weeks, Lady Gaga will tone down her act. “She now realizes her bizarre act is overshadowing her music,” a record industry source tells us. Perhaps she should consider making decent music as well.

  57. Third Ward Trill (aka quetta) November 16, 2013

    @kim k stan and tell kim to find her identity because she’s looking more like Beyoncé. Anywho, I can’t wait for the ghost haunted video, I know I’m going to be slayed. I’m not listening to what these people have to say until the queen herself speaks.

    • Kim Kardashian stan November 17, 2013

      H** please did beyonce invent the blonde lacefront and having fat ass? i think not stop reaching kim is her own woman.

      • Third Ward Trill (aka quetta) November 17, 2013

        Lmao @ own woman. If thats what help you sleep at night keep telling yourself that. Also, I would appreciate it if you didn’t call me a ho*

      • thetruth November 17, 2013

        @ Kim K Stan

        Kim definitely is “INSPIRED” by Bey!

  58. ratedxxx(bad chick) November 16, 2013

    first of all beyonce is not managing herself, she has a deal with live nation and roc nation when it comes to managing her…..

    basically live nation has to go through jay z before they make any deal…

    second..that 50 million she got from pepsi, was, this, pepsi paid her 50 million to promote her album, singles, and also promote the brand pepsi..

    since she doesnt have a new album out, or single(well all of her singles flopped..she had to pay pepsi back..hence the tour

    • Lou November 16, 2013

      Receipts for roc nation managing her? And the last paragraph. I cant. Thats not even logical. Think before you type.

    • Mwah November 16, 2013

      Darling Pepsi are sponsering her Tour, part of the deal was the Tour so how can she be paying them back with a Tour they are still sponsering?

    • cocobutta November 17, 2013

      The EPIC LIES from RatedXXX…

  59. ratedxxx(bad chick) November 16, 2013

    people bragging about, beyonce is touring without any new albums or songs…the bish had to tour….lets use our common sense…she had a baby than 2,3 months later she’s doing concerts….

    you mean to tell me this bish who suppose to be one of the richest hip hop power couple couldnt take a year off just to spend with her child?

    basically the bish owes alot of people money hence why she’s touring..she knew a new album was not going to make her alot of money…so she toured instead…

    she’s not touring because she loves her fans, she’s touring because the carters owes alot of people money..

    its all smoke and mirrors..the bish is going to be on tour for a while, just so she can have huge numbers

    • Lou November 16, 2013

      Her lawsuits are public in the media like any other celeb and she wins them dear. Try again. The hate you have is making you sound delusional you dont even have evidence to back up your theory. Just what you wish it was.

    • Beywhoyawanna November 16, 2013

      Girl, are you mad because Beyonce sung Resentment better than Jasmine Sullivan

  60. Lou November 16, 2013

    You have a theory… But you cant provide receipts for anything.

  61. Lou November 16, 2013

    Dont know why my comments are being held.. She had no single out before the Tour so can the single have flopped? And shes Touring to pay back pepsi yet there was no single out before the Tour. Yeah cos you can cook up a Tour in few weeks. Technically, she has had songs but not a single, singles have to actually be available to purchase. And how can they flop when you have no charts to judge it by? Do you people have no common sense.

    Anyway yaass Bey can Tour and slay off her name alone and this bout to be her most successful to date not and Im intruiged to see what she has in store.

  62. Emeral November 16, 2013

    I’ll wait to hear it from HER thanks. Not Peter, Paul and the next person. Why is it such a big deal that her album didnt come out when it was originally intended? There wasnt even an official release date haha. People have done that many times before. Why is it a big deal because its Beyonce? Oh wait I answered my own question.

  63. Dreamlover November 16, 2013

    I don’t mean to bring Rihanna’s name into this unnecessarily, but TGJ, post about her reaching 10 million albums in the U.S.! She just stays winning!!!

  64. Yaz November 16, 2013

    The Queen will come shes ready. She doesn’t get rushed by anyone. That’s why Columbia said they are waiting for HER. #BossBitch

  65. QUEENHANNA November 16, 2013

    LOL SHE’S GOING TO FLOP JUST LIKE GAGA LOL

  66. Top Flight November 16, 2013

    This is what children do, play games, nah ahhhh

    Beyonce is not a woman, her family squandered her development for fame and money and that gamble does not look like its going to pan out.

    I wonder if Jay knew she was limited or had he been sold the triple threat delusion as well.

    She needs an image overhaul, but there is really not many places she can go, she is a very limited product. She rode the blonde, gold sequins too long now she is painted into a corner and shaking, guess that’s all she really is about

    Couldn’t even sing live at the inauguration, smh
    she played herself this non era

  67. rih rox((U mad Bro?))(( stanning for H20’s previous rant)) November 16, 2013

    She’s not inspired by”African” culture but Shakira….waka, waka :/

  68. Revolution November 16, 2013

    Not a huge stan, just a fan but I want some Bey music now. And serious stuff. Some SINGING. Theres no SANGERS right now in pop. No hugely commercial pop girl who can SANG right now.

    Shes the only one. Bey hurry up girl and show em how its done. I know you’ve already made a name for yourself which is why you can Tour without new music, but this new albums needs to come, and be hot!

  69. Revolution November 16, 2013

    And people need to stop talking, its making it worse. Let her music just come when it needs to.

  70. rih rox((U mad Bro?))(( stanning for H20’s previous rant)) November 16, 2013

    Didn’t her “husband” say they’ve recorded 100k songs? Where are they?….Hmmmm!

    • Molly November 16, 2013

      B**** thats what im saying she doesn’t have 1 decent song out of all those to release as a single

      • Mezzo November 16, 2013

        Do you serious think he LITERALLY mean 100k? God you’re slow. Ever heard of ‘figure of speech’?

      • Mezzo November 16, 2013

        seriously

      • Molly November 16, 2013

        No b**** your slow even if he didn’t mean 100k he was obviously saying she has a bunch of s*** recorded. Like I said the h** is scared to go up against the likes of Katy Gaga Ciara Tamar Rihanna and Miley…..

      • Molly November 16, 2013

        And f** learn how to proof read.

      • Mezzo November 16, 2013

        The last time I checked the producers have LISTENED to the album so she’s chosen. So what’s your point again?

      • Mezzo November 16, 2013

        Tamar? Lol. Anyway don’t tell me to proof read when you don’t know your ‘you’re’ from ‘your’ honey… you should be worrying about that education instead of Beyoncé’s release date, at least mine are typos.

  71. Mezzo November 16, 2013

    These producers, choreographers and writers just want to BE the exclusive.
    I like that she’s taking her time though and not rushing to put any fast hit out.
    Because lets be real she could. She’s had offers from all the producers including Dr Luke but she rejects them.

    • Molly November 16, 2013

      Taking her time? Yea right more like to scared to release s*** cause there’s to much female competition for her… Even jay z said she had over 100k songs recorded you mean to tell me she couldn’t find 1 to pick as a single are all her tracks that weak?

      • Mezzo November 16, 2013

        Why does she have to be scared? Are you in her brain? Why cant it be a she changed her mind or direction? Either way, she is not rushing. If she was scared of flopping why didn’t she capitalize off the hype from Superbowl etc at that time?

      • Mezzo November 16, 2013

        Her album was anticipated to com out in April, what other female pop girl was releasing in that month?

      • Mezzo November 16, 2013

        come*

      • Molly November 16, 2013

        Your just another beehive faaag thats in denial..

      • Mezzo November 16, 2013

        Cant answer the question though? I could arguably say you’re just another sheep using the same tired shade which doesn’t even make sense too.

    • rih rox((U mad Bro?))(( stanning for H20’s previous rant)) November 17, 2013

      She scared to release because she doesn’t want 4flop to repeat.

      She’s touring for 4lop and that 4lop hasn’t even sold 3 million.

      • Davis November 17, 2013

        Oh have u spoken to her then?

  72. DIGGER BEY November 16, 2013

    Lmaoooooooooo U broke bitter lonley Sad B****** can say whatever u want about THE QUEEN but that won’t stop her from scoring a blockbuster #1 album around the World. With #1 and top tens! Every b**** that has released music within this year, will get outsold by her 5th album. Just watch and see bitter pressed h*** lmaooo. #SAVE THEM PENNIES

    • Molly November 16, 2013

      No ones pressed.. My favs Katy and Ciara arent the ones scared to release music boo.

      • Mezzo November 16, 2013

        But Ciara cant go Gold or book a Tour WITH music so of course you can be pressed.

      • DIGGER BEY November 16, 2013

        Girl please STFU. U comment on THE QUEEN posts more than some of THE HIVE and you’re not a fan. So that tells me your either dumb and stupid or pressed as hell. Pick one. And chile, when THE QUEEN does release the album. She will definitely sell more n that week than Ciflop sold n 6 months.

    • rih rox((U mad Bro?))(( stanning for H20’s previous rant)) November 17, 2013

      What’s that thing in your avi? ‘It’ put a lot of work in making those thunder thighs seem slim but forgot about’it’s’ waistline.

  73. put your EBT card away, and pull that STAn card out h**! November 16, 2013

    I just came to say FLOP.

    • Kim Kardashian stan November 16, 2013

      how bout MASSIVE FLOP SIS???!!!!!

      • put your EBT card away, and pull that STAn card out h**! November 17, 2013

        your words are nothing short of the truth

  74. Amanda Bynes November 17, 2013

    Oh. Let’s wait til Beyonce release her new single in 2015.

  75. Top Flight November 17, 2013

    Beyonce does not deserve the title of queen and is not regarded as one outside of her stanbase.

    She has not delivered, period. And once again like she needed DC,, she needs all this extra hype, gimmicks, false report, visuals to sell her music

    Rihanna still gets mad props when she dropped RRoulette as a single out of nowhere, like a grenade, people complained but she didn’t buckle like Gaga and Beyonce do and just release something else.

    Gaga really should have rode applause, it was a grower and could have gotten her fanbase back but all that do what you want, dope, gimmicks, its like next, where is Rihanna or Emelie Sande the Weeknd with some MUSIC

  76. Davis November 17, 2013

    Why are these non fans in here having more meltdown than the fans?

  77. Davis November 17, 2013

    And how the F*** can you stan for Kim Kardashian and think you are dragging with that name ROTFL!

    • Third Ward Trill (aka quetta) November 17, 2013

      I’m saying though. .the name is a joke itself

  78. Ju don’t even know November 17, 2013

    The whole african feel has already been done before BY HER loool and it seems she’s always “inspired”.

  79. Krista November 17, 2013

    Can we hear it from the actual source aka her.

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